Roman Badanin
Roman Badanin, born 1976, Moscow. Charges: Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Violation of the procedure for activities of a foreign agent, committed by a person after being…); “Roman Badanin's case”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Journalists · Cases against "foreign agents"
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Violation of the procedure for activities of a foreign agent, committed by a person after being persecuted for an administrative offence
Full wording of the charges
According to the prosecution's version, Badanin, recognised as a foreign agent, was brought to administrative responsibility for violation of the procedure of activities of a foreign agent (part 2 of article 19.34 and part 5 of article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation), but in violation of the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation continued to distribute materials in one of the social networks without indicating that they were created and (or) distributed by an individual performing the functions of a foreign agent.
Latest event
February 1, 2026 — persecution begins
Roman Badanin's case
Timeline
· Persecution begins
Roman Badanin's case
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
Criminal case
Roman Badanin's case
Details and sources
Full summary
Journalist, left Russia. Founder and editor-in-chief of the publication Project, a media outlet that specialised in complex investigations, stories, portraits and open data research. Editor-in-chief of the news publication "Agency". In different years he headed the website of Forbes Russia as editor-in-chief, the RBC news agency and the Dozhd TV channel as editor-in-chief. From 2001 to 2011, he worked as deputy editor-in-chief of Gazeta.ru. Since autumn 2013, he has been Executive Director of the Internet Project Service at Interfax Agency. He worked at the International Foundation for Socio-Economic and Political Science Research (Gorbachev Foundation) and was engaged in research activities.
In July 2021, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office declared the legal entity of the publication Project an "undesirable organisation", and Roman Badanin was included in the register of "foreign agents" among other journalists of the publication.
In February 2026, Badanin was put on the wanted list in a case of evasion of his duties as a "foreign agent".
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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